New York City Charter

The New York City Charter is the municipal charter of New York City. As of January 2018, it includes a non-numbered introductory chapter, plus chapters identified by a number (1 through 75) or a number plus a letter suffix.[1]

As part of the 1898 consolidation of New York City, the New York State Legislature enacted a charter for the consolidated city (Laws of 1897, chapter 378, effective January 1, 1898).[2] The Charter was overhauled in 1989, after the New York City Board of Estimate had been declared unconstitutional, to redistribute power from the Board of Estimate to the Mayor and City Council.[3]

Charter revisions

The charter is periodically revised, generally via a charter commission[4] including revisions that took place in 1898, 1901, 1938, 1963 and 1975.[5][6]

The 1938 revision replaced the New York City Board of Aldermen with the New York City Council, and it also created the New York City Planning Commission.[5]

The 1963 revision of the New York City Charter extended the Borough of Manhattan's "Community Planning Councils" (est. 1951) to the outer boroughs as "Community Planning Boards", which are now known as "Community Boards".[7] This revision also increased the size of the New York City Council from 25 members to 35.[8]

The 1975 revision of the New York City Charter set the number of Community Districts/Boards to 59, established the position of the district manager for the community districts, and created the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) which gave the community boards the authority to review land use proposals such as zoning actions, and special permits.[7]

See also

References
  1. New York City Charter, from American Legal Publishing Corporation
  2. The Greater New York Charter as Enacted in 1897
  3. THE 1989 ELECTIONS: CHARTER; Overhaul of New York City Charter Is Approved, Polls Show, The New York Times, November 8, 1989
  4. Muzzio, Douglas (March 8, 2010). "Bloomberg Moves to Change the City Charter, But How?". Gotham Gazette. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. Stetson, Damon (6 August 1975). "Charter Change Would Be City's 5th". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  6. "About the Commission - New York City Charter Revision Commission". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. Forman, Seth. "Gotham Gazette -- Community Boards". www.gothamgazette.com. Gotham Gazette. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  8. "Court on Votes". The New York Times. 25 August 1963. Retrieved 18 June 2020.


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